Stand by Your Hitman

Greatest Hits Mysteries, Book 3

By: Leslie Langtry

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Missi Bombay invents things - fatal flowers, Jell-O bullets, stroke-inducing panty hose, and other ways to kill a target without leaving any trace behind. Living a solitary life on her family's island, she's a great asset to her family of assassins.

Unfortunately, the family that kills together also meddles together, and when Missi's mom decides her daughter's life is a little too solitary, she packs Missi off the Costa Rica for an undercover assignment on a low-budget Survival reality TV show. Amidst the ridiculous challenges, tribal voting, and late-night sneaking to the nearby resort, Missi finds herself not only scoping out her family's latest target, but also Lex Danby, the hottest contestant on the island.

But Missi's hormones get put on the back burner when someone starts sabotaging the show...and Missi is squarely in the sights of the deadly culprit.

©2010 Leslie Langtry (P)2021 Tantor

When Reality TV is a real killer

“I was channeling Sesame Street again. ThankG no one said mana-menna or I’d really be in trouble.”
I’d listen to this again for the pop culture quotes alone. But, as it turns out, this is also a fun series about a family of assassins. Each installment features a different member of the Bombay clan and this one features inventor Missy, my favorite of the bunch.

“By Grapthar’s hammer … you will be avenged!”
On top of the killer comedy (pun intended), this one has Missy on a knock-off reality TV show.
It was a rollicking good time.

Note that the claim of this falling into the cozy genre only applies to the fade to black sex.
Usually, the cozy label also means no F bombs. However, there are several F bombs, plus some GDs and mid-level cuss words.

Best in the series so far

The narrorator goes a good job at voice separation. The story itself is fun and proceeds at a good pace with a mix of action, adventure and love.

Great listen

Stand By Your Man was a great listen. This is the third book in the series; why I listened to book three after listening to book two is beyond me. There was nothing I can say that is positive about book two. Book three was fun to listen to; the characters were interesting and likable, the story had some good twists, and the narrator was fantastic. Unfortunately, all the other books are only three hours long.